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A Recipe for Success

Mingyu Liu’s (MPM '26) background provides the ingredients for her plan to leverage an MPM degree for a career in transportation and sustainability.
Apr 28, 2025

Matthew Skaruppa, Ameet Mallik to Speak at 2025 Graduation Ceremonies

On June 16, Skaruppa and Mallik will address graduates at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.
Apr 22, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Designing for Disruption

MPM students heard WSP Senior Vice President David Odeh's blueprint for ‘future-ready structures.’
Feb 25, 2025

A French Connection

Mathéo Avril (MPM '25) fell in love with the sustainability aspect of the built environment sector while interning in France. He is now in the United States to learn more about that passion.
Feb 7, 2025

Building Sustainability Advocates

John Mlade took time away from designing a new home for injured animals to talk to MPM students about his net-zero energy efforts.
Jan 27, 2025

An Architect’s Journey to MPM

Diego Fernandez went from building Lego sets as a boy to leading projects for more than a half-million-square-feet of medical space in his native Colombia. Now he’s seeking more.
Jan 13, 2025

Sanjay Sood Shares Leadership Lessons and Life Insights with Graduates

Sood spoke at the December 14 PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, recalling the lessons he’s learned during his career.
Dec 16, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

Sanjay Sood to Speak at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony

Sood, senior vice president and chief technology officer at CDW, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 14 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.
Nov 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

Continuing to Problem Solve

Rafael Ochoa (MPM '17) talks about his life growing up in Venezuela, how he became a project manager, and what he loves most about the field.
Nov 11, 2024

John A. “Mac” McQuown, Northwestern Alumni Medalist and Benefactor, Dies at 90

An entrepreneur, financial innovator, and philanthropist, McQuown made an impact on sustainability, environmentalism and engineering research.
Oct 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News

A Non-Traditional Career Path

Ahmet Eryaman's (MPM '96) unique career path showcases how project management skills learned in MPM are applicable across industries.
Oct 24, 2024

Solving the Preconstruction Puzzle

Taeho Lee (MPM '01) explains what life is like as a director of preconstruction and what skills he learned 20-plus years ago that he still relies on today.
Oct 14, 2024

Innovative Payment Solutions in the Built Environment

Unique project management scenarios posed in the MPM capstone course helped students bridge academic knowledge with real-world applications.
Sep 24, 2024

A Global Journey and a Digital Transformation

Carolina Fong Guzzy moved from Mexico to MPM to learn the managerial side of the construction industry. Today, she applies lessons learned in the program to the software and services firm she founded in Dubai.
Jul 24, 2024

From Architects in India to Project Managers in Chicago

Shreya Itika and Neeti Thakkar followed similar paths to the MPM program, and now the two are working together at professional services firm STV Inc.
Jun 27, 2024
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